Hrensko Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  Hotel Labe, built at the place, where the small river Kamenice flows into the big river Labe / Elbe.What a romantic place to build a hotel......BUT during the flood of 2002 the water was more than 2 meters in the restaurant. 

 globetrott Says:  Watch out for the nice buildings - most of them well restored recently and with a small garden in front and a huge rock in the back-yard. 

 globetrott Says:  The border-towns always had a certain importance, even in Communist times, when the DDR was the neighbour-state.After 1989 and the re-union of Germany Hrensko became a centre of cheap gasoline and prostitution for the Germans - so some of the most beautiful buildings are... 

 globetrott Says:  A big part of the importance of Hrensko is the river Labe, where cruiseships will pass by on their way to Hamburg via Dresden, or southwards to places like Decin, Melnik and Prague.There are also plenty of duty-free-cruises from Dresden, just for a short stay & cheap... 

 globetrott Says:  When walking through Hrensko / Hernskretschen you will see plenty of big rocks just a few meters behind the buildings.The inhabitants even use these rocks to build in garages 

 globetrott Says:  Take a walk through town - maybe for some cheap shopping, maybe in order to see the lovely architecture of the buildings along both sides of the small river, that finally flows into Labe / Elbe 

 globetrott Says:  Watch out for this lovely small house, built directely at the bridge crossing the small river Kamenice / Kamnitz.When you walk back a few meters behind this building, you see the first signs for " Edmundsklamm " a small gorge of the river Kamnitz.There will be boat-rides as... 

 globetrott Says:  The train-station for Hrensko is on the opposite side of the river Labe / Elbe.The trainstation is called Schoena, and a small ferryboat will leave for Hrensko, whenever a train had stopped there.This pic is taken from Hrensko, and unfortunately you get no idea about the... 

 globetrott Says:  There are many different paths leading to Prebischtor. You could walk directely from Hrensko, but according to my books the path from Mezni Louka is the easiest to walk.This sign is just 600 meters from Pravcicka Brana / Prebischtor, after 1,5 hours of walking through the... 

 globetrott Says:  Be prepared that plenty of people in Hrensko will fill up their tank at the last filling-station of Czechia because the petrol is about 25% cheaper than in Germany.Be prepared of long queus of cars there and better fill up the tank in Decin or any other place nearby.Plenty... 

 globetrott Says:  Parking of cars is ONLY allowed at certain places.If you park your car at any other places, high fines will have to be payed.There is a small fee, that you have to pay for parking your car in Hrensko. In town you pay an hourly fee, at Mezni Louka (where the walks to... 

 globetrott Says:  To get there by car is the easiest and it will also be the best and quickest way to the parking, where you may start the hike to Prebischtor.On your way to the parking at Mezni Louka you will pass by this great car......just a few years ago, if you were caught to take a... 

 globetrott Says:  Just a few miles south of Hrensko and a bit aside of the mainroad there is this lovely village of Ruzove.Make a stop and watch out for the lovely buildings as long as they still exist.These facades are covered with thin plates of a special stone - an ancient technique 

 globetrott Says:  I would never get the idea to recommend this place for its culinary merits...I certainly understand, everything has to be taken uphill by a small cablecar & business depends totally on weather-conditionsPrices are reasonable and the beer was great.I also ordered Wiener... 

 globetrott Says:  Take a closer look at the restaurant directely at Pravcicka Brana / Prebischtor .A certain part of the building was made in wooden construction in a lovely and unique style.On another VT-tip I saw a complaint about the toilets of the restaurant - but everything was OK during... 

 globetrott Says:  This village is also called " village of roses ",and when I took a picture of this house, a man came out and told me, he is going to destroy this house next month and build something new.He did not look happy, when he told me, but when you take a closer look, you may imagine...